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Casa Batlló Barcelona hidden for 100 years. Restoration of back building façade and courtyard of Spanish architect Antoni Gaudí’s legendary architecture on Passeig de Gracia. Centuries-old techniques were preserved and adapted to contemporary standards
Grand Palais Paris building renovation news. Historic French property reopens after comprehensive renewal, design by architecture studio Chatillon Architectes, France
Elizabeth Tower Palace of Westminster building renovation by Purcell architects. Famous London building contains Big Ben – conservation and craftsmanship award news
For architects working with historic and listed buildings, every design decision carries profound responsibility. The architect’s ally: Why heritage surveyors are essential for historic building projects
Royal College of Music London building renewal award. Sensitive redevelopment of RCM East Courtyard – historic South Kensington property
Vatican sainthood proposal for architect Antoni Gaudí, world-famous Spanish designer of the Sagrada Familia Barcelona building: architecture news
St Nicholas Kirk Aberdeen historic church building news. Listed building consent for ambitious renovation into a vibrant cultural and community hub
Casa Batllo Barcelona – earlier of the organic Gaudi buildings on Passeig de Gracia: Italian artist Quayola to do 2025 building façade monumental projection mapping
London Symphony Orchestra will start work this autumn on plans for the transformation of the historic LSO St Luke’s building, due to reopen in Autumn 2025
We post new photos of the Broch of Gurness, an Iron Age village in Orkney. Also featured are Edin’s Hall Broch in southern Scotland, a 2nd-century structure near Duns in the Scottish Borders. Ancient structures with possible religious significance, and relating to a cult of the underground.
Somerset House London news – around 125 firefighters tackled a fire high up in this historic property on The Strand, design by William Chambers, England: building refurbishment pictures
UK Heritage Development Trusts news – The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Architectural Heritage Fund announce a three-year partnership programme to revive unused buildings and support expert regeneration by empowering people to come together
Photos added of Coldingham Priory, Berwickshire. It was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of Coldingham to the Church of Durham, and a church was constructed by him and presented in 1100.
Danish national disaster – iconic spire collapses at one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings: fire devastates Denmark’s 17th Century Børsen, historic building, under renovation and scaffolded
Historic Scottish houses – country houses in Scotland, stately homes – historic Scottish buildings, residential architecture in Scotland
